Born in 1916: Regina woman celebrates a century in Sask.

Muriel Brennecke is often the oldest person in the room, though you likely wouldn’t know it. She celebrates her 100th birthday on Wednesday.

“I can’t believe I’m so old,” she laughed at an early party held for her at the Renaissance Retirement Residence.

A table set off to the side at the party was filled with letters from people like the mayor, the premier, the Governor General of Canada, and even the Queen of England, congratulating her on her birthday.

Brennecke was born in Weyburn in 1916. That was before Superman appeared in his first comic, and before Winnie the Pooh appeared in his first book.

Her father was a farmer and she lived in Weyburn until the 1940s when she moved to Regina.

Brennecke has seen a lot of changes in that time.

“There’s certainly a lot more buildings, the traffic is awful, and it’s growing so fast. You know, I don’t like to be in too big a city, but it’s growing fast just the same.”